Emily Twarog, “Today’s workers need better deal,” Chicago Sun-Times OpEd
I worked in the food service for a total of 15 years, in every possible job classification. During that time, I worked at.
LAWCHA
New Deal Era Labor Art Explored in Collaborative Project
Labor and New Deal Art: the Commemoration of the Little Steel Strike of 1937 is a wonderful resource for labor historians and teachers,.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 31, 2013
In Memoriam
Robert Zieger, 1938 – 2013
LAWCHA mourns the loss of one of its founding members, Bob Zieger. Bob was one of LAWCHA’s first ever board members and has.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 30, 2013
OpEd
Anna Lane Windham, “Detroit, Labor Day and a Hard Day’s Night”
The Beatles first visited Detroit just before Labor Day in 1964, and they gushed with admiration for the Motown sound. Detroit hummed with.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 28, 2013
LAWCHA
“Union Makes Us Strong” CD a great resource for labor historians
Peter K. Siegel and Eli Smith, two musician-activists, have done the labor history field a huge favor by recording a set of important.
- by Steve Brier
- August 28, 2013
OpEd
Martin J. Bennett, “AB 10: Time is Ripe for California to Raise the Minimum Wage”
The New York Times recently characterized the economic recovery that officially began in 2009 as a “golden era for corporate profits.” Indeed, corporate.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 26, 2013
LAWCHA
Teaching about Collective Bargaining–the case of Flint Michigan
This summer I had the privilege of co-coordinating an NEH Landmark grant at one of the Great Camps in the Adirondacks. Over a.
- by Randi Storch
- August 24, 2013
OpEd
Michael Honey, “Decent Jobs, Housing, and Education: MLK’s Still Elusive Dream”
A quarter of a million people rallied “For Jobs and Freedom” at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, and.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 23, 2013
LAWCHA
Working Class Access to Education Blocked by Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College has officially announced plans to end the Urban Policy & Administration (UPA) program at the Graduate Center for Workers Education (GCWE)..
- by John Alter
- August 21, 2013
Call for Proposals
CISH Congress Session, Jinan, “Commodifying Home Labor: Domestic Work Over Time” (Deadline: Nov. 30)
ST 28 “Commodifying Home Labor: Domestic Work Over Time” (Specialized theme). Cooking, cleaning, and caring are not naturally the work of women, but.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 20, 2013